Hadi Partovi is the co-founder and president of Code.org. A Harvard graduate in computer science, he began his career in the 1990s at Microsoft where he was the group program manager for Internet Explorer, and later the general manager of the MSN Portal.
Hadi has co-founded two startups (Tellme Networks, acquired by Microsoft, and iLike, acquired by MySpace). Hadi has also been an advisor or investor in numerous tech startups including Facebook, Dropbox, airbnb, and Zappos.
Pat Yongpradit is the General Manager of Global Education and Workforce Policy for Microsoft, where he leads AI literacy, responsible AI in education, and future of work initiatives. As the
Marisa currently serves as the STEM Curriculum and Content Creator with the Center for Technology and Workforce Innovation. In this position, Marisa collaborates with programs within the NCWIT K-12 Alliance
Katherine Novinski, Director, Implementation and Partnership, leads CEI’s portfolio of Career-Connected Learning implementation projects and career-connected learning team. Katherine has led CEI’s work in our Rural Coaction and Opportunity Now
Snehal Bhakta is a member of Teach Engineering and supports their program expansion and Teach Engineering’s Champions Institute, also known as TECI (techie). He also serves as an Affiliate Coordinator